Tie support



H. V. ROSS Feb. 25, 1930.

TIE SUPPORT Filed Jan. 5, 1927 Patented F b." 25, 1930' nnnnnyvnnoss, or CALGARY, ALBERTA, cANAnA P TE T; oFFIcE TIE SUPPORT Application filed January 3, 1927. Serial No. 158,673.

" The inventionrelates to improvements in tie supports and an object of the invention is v to provide a simple, inexpensive and durable device whichcan be used for holding the 3customary'four-in-hand tie neatly and firmly in place in an elevated position in'regard to the collar'and in so doing produce a trim and neat appearance of the collar and tie.

A further objectisv to construct the device 6 so that it can be easily and quickly put in place after the collar has been buttonedand the tie tied and whichwill have no tendency toloosen thereafter.

With the above more important objects in view, the invention consists essentially in the I arrangement and construction, of parts hereinafter more particularly described, refer: ence being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig; 1 is a perspective view of the buttoned '25and support being shownin side elevation.

Fig. 3is a perspective View of the support.

Fig. t is a perspective view of the support ,in a modified form. i I In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

It isa well known fact that' where four-inhand ties areworn with what is known as ance. I in the ordinary way, the tie knot is tied tight- 'ly and the tie is pulled up tightly around the neck. This may cause the tie tied to remain in a more'or less elevated position but'that part of the tie going around theneck requiresto be pulled so tight that the collar is ill fitting and uncomfortable to the wearer.

The tight tying of the tie knot is also detrimental to the tie itself and the appearance of the tie knot is not enhanced.

I have. accordingly provided a device which overcomes the above difficulties and which will hold the tie in an elevated position shape.

in respect to the collar and without requiring topull the knot tight or pull the tie string tightly around the neck. The device is now described.

It comprises a strip 1 of material such as 5 celluloid, steel, aluminum or such like which can be readily cutand stamped to the desired The strip presents a shank 2 of predetermined length, the shank having the lower end thereof forked to provide a notch 3 and the upper end out to present a number of piercing teeth .4. In Figure 3 I have shown three teeth formed at the upper end of the shank and in Figure 4, two teeth and in this connection, I might mention I do not desire to be limited to the number of teeth used as it isv only necessary that the upper end of the support grip the tie sufiiciently so it will not slip when once put in place.

As the height of turn-up-turn-down collars varies, the tie support will be required to be made in different lengths in order that one can select the proper lengthened support desirable for the particular height of collar worn.

. hen my support is to be used, the tie knot is tied in the usual manner and does not re- 7 quire to be pulled tight, nor is it necessary to pull the tie string which passes around the neck so tight that it interferes with the comfortable fit of the collar. Having tied the tie A, one raises it towards the top of the collar and then places the support with the teeth at the end thereof gripping the rear side of' the tie knot and thereafter he places the support with the notch 3 receiving the shank 5 of the collar button 6 in a location between the ball end 7 of the button and the outer flap 8 of the collar 9 thereon.

' The support takes a final position as best shown in Figure '2 and here it will be observed that the support is practically vertical and will hold the tie in the elevated position shown as the lower end of the support is anchored on the collar button. I

Obviously this device can be very quickly and cheaply made and easily put in place or removed and as it takes a position immediately to the rear of the tie, it is not exposed.

What I claim as my invention is:

As a new article of manufacture, a tie support consisting of a thin flat strip of relative- 1y stiff material .provided at its lower end with a centrally disposed relatively deep notch adapted to receive acollar button and having its upper end horizontal and provided with a plurality of notches forming equal length non-piercing tie engaging teeth, the central portion of the strip being reduced in width at its intermediate portion to facilitate handling'of the strip and placing the same in position.

Signed at Saskatoon this 26th day of Octo- HEDLEY V. Ross. 1

ber 1926. 

